The man prosecutors say hit and killed Gonzalez is 31-year-old Ryan McLaughlin. Wheelchair-bound and bandaged, he was in court as the judge accepted the charge against him of felony murder. The Harris County prosecutor told the judge that McLaughlin had two previous DWI convictions -- one in the state of Oregon and one in Montgomery County. The third DWI charge increases the severity of the alleged crime.

McLaughlin's attorney declined comment, saying he just received the case.

The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office says McLaughlin received 30 days in jail for a DWI committed in 2015. Authorities with the DA's office says they want to do more to stop DWI fatalities and they're currently supporting new state legislation, House Bill 1327, which it says would increase the penalty to life in prison as early as the second DWI offense that ends up taking a life.

Gonzalez's aunt and uncle say that only seems fair.

"We don't get our niece back. It's not fair, she doesn't get to live life... she doesn't get to be 31 or 32."